Gauge cock



FeB. 28, 1928.

w. E. SHAFFER GAUGE COCK Filed Jan. 18, 1927 BY Q W ATTORA EY.

i the means whereby the passage of fluid from GAUGE cooK.

Application filed January 18, 19 2 Serial No. 161.840. Q

My invention relates to steam boiler gauge cocks, and especially to improvements in those gauge cockswhich have either a replaceable valve or valve seat or both. i

5 The main object of the invention is to provide means apart from the valve and valve seat for shuttingoif the supply of steam that will flow through the gauge cock unless obstructed by some means. Normally 10 the valve and valve seat cooperate to-ob- 1 struct this :flow, but it is occasionally necessary to replace either one or .bothof these parts, in which case some other means must f be provided for checking the flow of the steam.

. With the. above and other objects in view, my invention'consists in the construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are similarly designated throughout the" views and in which improved gauge cock,

Figure 2, a longitudinal section taken on 2 5 the line 22 of Figure 1, 7

of Figure 2,

Figure 4, a of the portions. of the members of the device at which they are joined together, showing the boiler is obstructed when the valve seat or-the valve and Figure 5, a fragmentary sectional view, showing the position of the valve and valve seat after a comparatively short period of use.

The reference numeral 5 designates the .wall of the boiler, which is provided with a screw-threaded opening 6 for the connection of the nozzle member of the gauge cock. The nozzle member comprises a body 7 havfor the application of a headed screw-plug 10. The bore 12 of the screw plu 1s prefe erably lined with a bushing ofBab itt metal" as at 26. The babbitt provides a cushion that will not rust, pit with steam, or crease by pressure of the steam. However, esgoi'eci= Figure 3, a section taken on the line 3- 3 fragmentary sectional view is being removed and replaced,

ing a screw nipple 8 for its connection in.

outer portion of which is screw-threaded.

ally due to its nearness to the. boiler, the

babbitt by itself would not be hard enough wean-non seamen, on oRonARn, ooLoaADo;

toprovide a valve seat, therefore, the plug 10, whi ch is preferably. of brass, furnishes a stop for the valve, as shown in Figure 5,

"and the plug 10 and the babbitt 26 together form the valve seat- I The body also contains ascr ew-threaded:

opening larger than, and extending across, said. bore. A smooth socket 24c alined with the opening is provided in the body at the opposite side of the bore; 'A screw plug 23, having a smooth end portion25, is fitted in said opening, and the smooth end adapted-tosnugly fit in the socket. The passage in the body? therefore may he -closed when desired, by means of the.

screw plug. 7

The plug referred to. The handle consists of an forwardly projecting lug 9 ofthe nozzle member. 5

, provides a valve seat fora valve mounted on the lever handle hereinbefore The lug' and the sidewalls of the recess have registering openings through which p,

extends a cotter pin 17 for the pivotal connectionof the lever member with the nozzle member. The body of the lever member has a longitudinal passage partially screwthreaded forthe adjustable connection of a valve which cooperates with the. valve seat of the screw plug, to normally obstruct the through-the bore of the nozzle member.

adjustment. 'A nut 20 on the threaded porescape of steam or water from the boiler tion of the stem engages the end of the lever body-to lock the valve in its adjusted posied socket at the end of' the stem, by means The valve proper consists of a pointed of a correspondingly threaded nipple'22 of reduced diameter. 1s continuous with the stem and in axial The stud thus connected alinement withthe same and its'point' fills the open end of the plug 10 and'of the bab-. bitt 26, as best shown in Figure 5, whenthe' lever member is in its normal position.

in the operation oft-hev gauge cook, the valveis held in contact with its seat by the weight of the lever and when it is desired. ts;

a test the height of'the Water in the boiler, the

lever is lifted so as to separate the valve from the seat and thereby permit the escape of steamer Water throughthe opening of" the nozzle. 1 5

The valve is adjusted to its proper closing position by rotation of the threaded stem,

and it is secured in its adjusted position by means of the lock nut.

When is is desired to "remove either the valve or the valve seat or both-,While the cockis connectedwvith a steam boiler,.the

I assa e o f steam or Water thron -h the bore of the nozzle is sto'noed .b screvvin home the screw plugr23, which obstructs the outflow of steam or water, and thereby permits of the valve or valve seat or both being removed and others inserted without the escape offany'steam; or water and ithout vdanger of live steam or boiling n'ater burnmg the person who is doing the" repalr'worlr. lvhile the devlceshown in the drawings and described herein is preferred by reason of its apparent; efficiency and simplicity of construction, it will be understood --'that changes may"bemade Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it 'is'rnot desired to limit the present application ex 'cept as expressly stated in the hereunto appended claims. a a 1 r Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat- Sent is:

1. The combination 0:1": a gauge cock comprising a nozzle member adapted for connection with a boiler andhaving a passage for the escape of fluld from the b01181, a removable plug inthe passage, the plug having a lining of metal softer than the plug,

and a valve engaging the plug'and the'li-n-I valve'seano and a valve engaging theplug and the lining at said-seat;

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

WALLACE E1 snar -r1311 f 

